Zebby Matthews vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Zebby Matthews
Gen ZNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zebby Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Polli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.843 compared to 5.92 and 1.538 for Zebby Matthews. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zebby Matthews and Lou Polli

Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
5.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
11.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.77
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.69
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
10.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
40.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
37.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.85
40.85
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Zebby Matthews and Lou Polli

Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Zebby Matthews and Lou Polli

Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA